An Easter Greeting
to
every child who loves
"Alice."
The Hunting of the Snark.
The Hunting
of the Snark
an Agony,
in Eight fits.
By
Lewis Carroll
Author of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," and "Through the Looking-Glass."
With Nine Illustrations
By
Henry Holiday
London:
MacMillan and Co.
1876.
[The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved.]
London:
R. Clay, Sons, and Taylor, Printers,
Bread Street Hill.
Inscribed to a dear Child:
in memory of golden summer hours
and whispers of a summer sea.
Eager she wields her spade: yet loves as well
Rest on a friendly knee, intent to ask
The tale he loves to tell.
Unmeet to read her pure and simple spright,
Deem, if you list, such hours a waste of life,
Empty of all delight!
Hearts that by wiser talk are unbeguiled.
Ah, happy he who owns that tenderest joy,
The heart-love of a child!
Work claims my wakeful nights, my busy days—
Albeit bright memories of that sunlit shore
Yet haunt my dreaming gaze!
| Page | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preface. (not in original TOC) | ix | |
| Fit the First. The Landing | 3 | |
| Fit the Second. The Bellman's Speech | 15 | |
| Fit the Third. The Baker's Tale | 27 | |
| Fit the Fourth. The Hunting | 37 | |
| Fit the Fifth. The Beaver's Lesson | 47 | |
| Fit the Sixth. The Barrister's Dream | 61 | |
| Fit the Seventh. The Banker's Fate | 71 | |
| Fit the Eighth. The Vanishing | 79 | |
LONDON:
R. CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR, PRINTERS,
BREAD STREET HILL.
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WORKS BY LEWIS CARROLL.
Forty-ninth Thousand.
ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND. With
- Forty-two Illustrations by Tenniel. Crown 8vo. cloth, gilt edges, price 6s.
- "An excellent piece of nonsense."—Times.
- "That most delightful of children's stories."—Saturday Review.
- "Elegant and delicious nonsense."—The Guardian.
- TRANSLATIONS of the same, with Tenniel's Illustrations. Crown 8vo. cloth, gilt edges, price 6s. each.
- TRANSLATIONS of the same, with Tenniel's Illustrations. Crown 8vo. cloth, gilt edges, price 6s. each.
- The Spectator in speaking of the German and French translations says: "On the whole, the turn of the original has been followed with surprising fidelity, and it is curious to see what slight verbal alterations have often sufficed to preserve the humour of the English."
THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS, AND WHAT
- ALICE FOUND THERE. With Fifty Illustrations by Tenniel. Crown 8vo. cloth, gilt edges, 6s.
- "Will fairly rank with the tale of her previous experiences." — Daily Telegraph.
- "Many of Mr. Tenniel's designs are masterpieces of wise absurdity." — Athenæum.
- "Whether as regarding author or illustrator, this book is a jewel rarely to be found now a days."—Echo.
- "Not a whit inferior to its predecessor in grand extravagance of imagination, and delicious allegorical nonsense." — British Quarterly Review.
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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